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{{Short description|Indian actress}}
{{EngvarB|date=March 2014}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2023}}

{{Infobox person
| name = Barkha Bisht
| image = Barkha Bisht still18.jpg
| caption = Barkha Bisht
| other_names = Barkha Sengupta
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1979|12|28|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Hisar, Haryana]]
| occupation = Actress, model
| years_active = 2004–present
| spouse = {{marriage|[[Indraneil Sengupta]]|2008|2022|end=div}}
| children = 1
}}

'''Barkha Bisht''' is an Indian actress who mainly works in [[Television in India|Hindi television]], along with [[Cinema of West Bengal|Bengali films]] and [[Bollywood|Hindi films]]. She made her first television appearance in ''[[Kitni Mast Hai Zindagi]]'' as Udita.<ref>{{Cite web |title=There is a flaw in the TV industry, it sticks to a certain format: Barkha Sengupta – Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/there-is-a-flaw-in-the-tv-industry-it-sticks-to-a-certain-format-barkha-sengupta/articleshow/79285881.cms |access-date=4 June 2021 |website=The Times of India |date=18 November 2020 |language=en}}</ref> She made her screen debut in Hindi Film ''[[Raajneeti]]'' (2010) and Bengali film debut in ''[[Dui Prithibi (2010 film)|Dui Prithibi]]'' (2010).

== Personal life ==
[[File:Indraneil Sengupta Barkha Bisht still1.jpg|thumb|318x318px|Barkha with ex-husband [[Indraneil Sengupta]]]]
Barkha was born on 28 December 1979 in [[Hisar (city)|Hisar]], [[Haryana]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sayantani Ghosh's Birthday Wish For Barkha Bisht: 'May All Your Problems Go Away Soon' |url=https://www.news18.com/movies/sayantani-ghoshs-birthday-wish-for-barkha-bisht-may-all-your-problems-go-away-soon-aa-9170915.html |access-date=2025-04-13 |website=News18 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Barkha Bisht {{!}} Actress, Writer |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2371046/ |access-date=2025-04-13 |website=IMDb |language=en-US}}</ref> She spent her childhood in military towns specially in [[Kolkata]], as her father was a [[Colonel]]. She is a [[Garhwali people|Garhwali]] and originally belongs to [[Dehradun]] in [[Uttarakhand]]. She is the youngest of three sisters, with the eldest and the middle sister being MBAs and corporate professionals. She married [[Indraneil Sengupta]] on 2 March 2008,<ref>{{cite web |title=Barkha Bisht On Divorce To Indraneil Sengupta: "One Of The Toughest Decisions Of My Life" |url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/barkha-bisht-on-divorce-to-indraneil-sengupta-one-of-the-toughest-decisions-of-my-life-3982049 |publisher=NDTV}}</ref> her fellow actor and co-star from ''[[Pyaar Ke Do Naam: Ek Raadha, Ek Shyaam]]'' and ''[[Doli Saja Ke]]'' and a film based in lockdown titled Choices,<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/barkha-sengupta-on-10-years-of-being-together-with-indraneil-i-can-still-manage-to-blow-him-away/articleshow/60020250.cms |title=Barkha Sengupta on 10 years of being together with Indraneil: I can still manage to blow him away - Times of India ► |website=The Times of India |date=11 August 2017 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Indraneil Sengupta, Barkha Sengupta reunite in lockdown film |url=https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/indraneil-sengupta-barkha-sengupta-reunite-in-lockdown-film/1874009 |access-date=27 April 2021 |website=outlookindia.com/}}</ref> and changed her name to Barkha Sengupta.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2010-10-11 |title=Barkha Bisht turn to Barkha Sengupta |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/barkha-bisht-turn-to-barkha-sengupta/articleshow/6723932.cms#:~:text=Barkha%20Bisht%20on%20changing%20her,,%E2%80%9D%20clarifies%20Indraneil%20Sengupta's%20wifey. |access-date=2025-04-16 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> In October 2011, she gave birth to a girl named Meira and was later divorced in 2022.<ref>{{cite web |title=Barkha Bisht finally confirms divorce from Indraneil Sengupta after 13 years of marriage |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/television/celebrity/story/barkha-bisht-finally-confirms-divorce-from-indraneil-sengupta-after-13-years-of-marriage-2364869-2023-04-26 |website=India Today |date=26 April 2023 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Barkha Bisht Confirms Divorce With Indraneil Sengupta, Calls It One Of 'Toughest Decisions' Of Her Life |date=27 April 2023 |url=https://www.outlookindia.com/art-entertainment/barkha-bisht-confirms-divorce-with-indraneil-sengupta-calls-it-one-of-toughest-decisions-of-her-life-news-281828 |publisher=Outlook India}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=From Indraneil Sengupta-Barkha Bisht to Subhangi Atre-Piyush Poorey; TV couples who divorced after several years of marriage |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/from-indraneil-sengupta-barkha-bisht-to-subhangi-atre-piyush-poorey-tv-couples-who-divorced-after-several-years-of-marriage/photostory/99883548.cms?from=mdr |website=The Times of India | date=30 April 2023 }}</ref>

Since 2022, she is dating actor and producer Ashish Sharma.<ref>{{cite web |title=Barkha Sengupta falls in love? Something is brewing between her and Ashish Sharma? (Exclusive) |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/tv/barkha-sengupta-falls-in-love-something-is-brewing-between-her-and-ashish-sharma-exclusive-101677131687394.html |website=[[Hindustan Times]] |date=2023-02-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230319022037/https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/tv/barkha-sengupta-falls-in-love-something-is-brewing-between-her-and-ashish-sharma-exclusive-101677131687394.html |archive-date=2023-03-19 |url-status=live |last1=Mishra |first1=Vinay}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Barkha Bisht Confirms Divorce From Indraneil Amid Ashish Sharma Dating Rumours, Says 'I'm A Single...' |url=https://www.news18.com/movies/barkha-bisht-confirms-divorce-from-indraneil-amid-ashish-sharma-dating-rumours-says-im-single-7648363.html |website=News18 |language=en |date=26 April 2023}}</ref>
[[File:Barkha Sengupta at the Zee Gold Awards 2019.jpg|thumb|Barkha Bisht at the [[Zee Gold Awards]] 2019]]

== Career ==
She started her career on television with a show called ''[[Kitni Mast Hai Zindagi]]'', which was aired on [[MTV India]]. This was followed by another television show on [[StarPlus]] called ''[[Pyaar Ke Do Naam: Ek Raadha, Ek Shyaam]]'', where she played the lead roles of Shyaama, Raadha and Radhika. She has also hosted a film-news based programme called ''Popkorn'' on [[Zoom (Indian TV channel)|Zoom TV]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Barkha Bisht pics |url=https://photogallery.indiatimes.com/tv/stars/barkha-bisht/barkha-bisht-pics/articleshow/5223628.cms |access-date=2025-04-16 |website=photogallery.indiatimes.com}}</ref> She has played the lead role of Anupama in ''[[Doli Saja Ke]]'' on [[Sahara One]] channel.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sahara One launches 'Doli Saja Ke'... {{!}} Doli Saja Ke |url=https://www.indiaforums.com/forum/doli-saja-ke/612277/sahara-one-launches-doli-saja-ke |access-date=2025-04-16 |website=India Forums |language=en}}</ref>

She has played cameo roles on the shows ''[[Kasautii Zindagii Kay (2001 TV series)|Kasautii Zindagii Kay]]'', ''[[Kyaa Hoga Nimmo Kaa]]'' and ''[[Kkavyanjali]]''. She participated in a reality show called ''[[Saas v/s Bahu]]''. Her next performance was the central character Dhani in ''[[Sajan Ghar Jaana Hai]]''. She then played the character of Hanuman's mother [[Añjanā]] on the show ''[[Sankat Mochan Mahabali Hanumaan]]'' on [[Sony Entertainment Television (India)|Sony TV]], and also played the lead role of Prema Shalini on [[SAB TV]]'s ''[[Shrimaan Shrimati Phir Se]]''. She has also played the role of Bhairavi in ''[[Kaal Bhairav Rahasya Season 2]]''. She acted in the serials ''[[Chandragupta Maurya (2018 TV series)|Chandragupta Maurya]]'' and ''[[Paramavatar Shri Krishna]]'' by playing the roles of Tarini, the wife of [[Dhana Nanda]] and [[Draupadi]] respectively. She also played role of Nandini in star plus's Shaadi Mubarak.<ref>{{cite web |title=Telly Tattle: Barkha Bisht Sengupta to enter Shaadi Mubarak |url=https://www.mid-day.com/entertainment/television-news/article/telly-tattle-barkha-bisht-sengupta-to-enter-shaadi-mubarak-23063201 |website=Mid-day |language=en |date=27 October 2020}}</ref>

== Filmography ==

===Film===
{| class="wikitable"
|+Key
| style="background:#FFFFCC;"| {{dagger|alt=Films that have not yet been released}}
| Denotes films that have not yet been released
|}
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="margin-right: 0;"
|-
! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Title
! scope="col" | Role
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2010 || ''[[Raajneeti]]'' || Dancer || In song "Ishq Barse"
|-
| ''[[Dui Prithibi (2010 film)|Dui Prithibi]]'' || Mandakini || rowspan="2" | [[Bengali language|Bengali]] film
|-
| 2011 || ''[[Ami Shubhash Bolchi]]'' || Charulata Bose, B Charu
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2013 || ''[[Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela]]'' || Kesar ||
|-
| ''[[Villain (2013 film)|Villain]]'' || Meherunnisa aka Laila|| Bengali film
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2014 || ''[[Samrat & Co.]]'' || Revati Singh ||
|-
| ''Action'' || Raka (Rekha) || rowspan="2" | Bengali film
|-
| 2015 || ''[[Black (2015 Bengali film)|Black]]'' || Item number
|-
| 2019
|''[[PM Narendra Modi (film)|PM Narendra Modi]]''
| [[Jashodaben Modi]]||
|-
|2021
|[[Choices (2021 film)|Choices]]
|
|
|-
|rowspan="2"|2023
|''[[1920: Horrors of the Heart]]''
|Radhika
|
|-
|''[[Safed (film)|Safed]]''
|Radha
|
|-
|2024
|''[[Khadaan]]''
|Jamuna
|Bengali film
|-
|2025
|''[[Kesari Veer]]''
|
|
|}

=== Television ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Serial
! Role
! Notes
|-
| 2004–2005
| ''[[Kitni Mast Hai Zindagi]]''
| Udita
|
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2005
| ''[[Kasautii Zindagii Kay (2001 TV series)|Kasautii Zindagii Kay]]''
| Diya Sengupta
|
|-
| ''[[Kkavyanjali]]''
| Arpita Nanda / Arpita Vansh Malhotra
|
|-
| ''[[Kaisa Ye Pyar Hai]]''
| Simone
|
|-
| rowspan = "5" | 2006
| ''[[Kyaa Hoga Nimmo Kaa]]''
| Naina
|
|-
| rowspan = "3" | ''[[Pyaar Ke Do Naam: Ek Raadha, Ek Shyaam]]''
| Shyama
|
|-
| Radha Sharma
|
|-
| Radhika
|
|-
| ''[[Zoom (Indian TV channel)|Popkorn Newz]]''
| Host
|
|-
| rowspan = "3" | 2007
| ''[[Aahat (Indian TV series)|Aahat]]'' – Khel
| Season 3 – Episode 3
|
|-
| ''[[Ssshhhh...Phir Koi Hai]]'' – Tattoo Man
| Tanya (Episode 20)
|
|-
| ''[[Nach Baliye#Season 3|Nach Baliye 3]]''
| Contestant
|
|-
| 2007–2009
| rowspan = "2" | ''[[Doli Saja Ke]]''
| Anupama Kapoor / Anupama Chaitanya Shekhawat / Anupama Daksh Singhania
|
|-
| 2008–2009
| Tiya Kapoor
|
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2008
| ''[[Saas v/s Bahu]]''
| rowspan="3" | Contestant
|
|-
| ''[[Ek Khiladi Ek Haseena (TV series)|Ek Khiladi Ek Haseena]]''
| Along with [[Nikhil Chopra]]
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2009
| ''[[Dancing Queen (2008 Indian TV series)|Dancing Queen]]''
|
|-
| ''[[Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 3]]''
| Guest Contestant
|
|-
| 2010
| ''[[Sajan Ghar Jaana Hai]]''
| Dhaani Ambar Raghuvanshi
|
|-
| 2012
| ''[[Comedy Circus Ke Ajoobe]]''
| Host
|
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2013
| ''[[Parvarrish – Kuchh Khattee Kuchh Meethi]]''
| Pinky Jeet Ahuja
|
|-
| ''[[Yeh Hai Aashiqui]]''
| English professor
|
|-
|2014
|''[[SuperCops Vs Super Villains]]''
|Arina/Samara/Binaki
|Cameo role<ref>{{Cite news |date=2014-03-16 |title=Barkha's villain act |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/barkhas-villain-act/articleshow/32132062.cms |access-date=2025-01-20 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2014–2015
| ''[[Tum Saath Ho Jab Apne]]''
| Mariam Tauseef Baig / Mariam Imran Siddiqui
|
|-
| ''Box Cricket League 1''
| Contestant
| Captain and Player of Chandigarh Cubs<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.india.com/showbiz/box-cricket-league-teams-bcl-2014-team-details-with-tv-actors-names-of-celebrities-221217/ |title=Box Cricket League Teams: BCL 2014 Team Details With TV Actors & Names of Celebrities |work=india.com |access-date=14 December 2014}}</ref>
|-
| 2015–2017
| ''[[Sankat Mochan Mahabali Hanumaan]]''
| [[Añjanā]]
|
|-
| 2016
| ''Box Cricket League 2''
| Contestant
| Player in Chandigarh Cubs<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.india.com/showbiz/box-cricket-league-teams-bcl-2016-team-details-with-tv-actors-names-of-celebrities-1028570/ |title=200 Actors, 10 Teams, and 1 Winner... Let The Game Begin |work=India.com |access-date=4 March 2016}}</ref>
|-
| 2016–2017
| ''[[Naamkarann]]''
| Asha Ashish Mehta / Ayesha Haider
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Viraf Patel and Barkha Bisht to star in Mahesh Bhatt's show 'Namkaran' |last=Pitale |first=Sonali Joshi |work=mid-day |date=28 July 2016 |access-date=20 August 2016 |url=http://www.mid-day.com/articles/viraf-patel-and-barkha-bisht-to-star-in-mahesh-bhatts-show-namkaran/17473150}}</ref>
|-
| 2017
| ''[[Tenali Rama (TV series)|Tenali Rama]]''
| [[Goddess Kali]]
| Cameo season 1<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/barkha-bisht-turns-goddess-kali-in-tenali-rama/articleshow/58944570.cms |title=Barkha Bisht turns Goddess Kali in 'Tenali Rama' - Times of India |website=The Times of India |date=2 June 2017 }}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="4" | 2018
| ''[[Partners Trouble Ho Gayi Double]]''
| Shikha
| Cameo
|-
| ''[[Laal Ishq (Indian TV series)|Laal Ishq]]''
| Shalu
| Episodic role
|-
| ''[[Shrimaan Shrimati Phir Se]]''
| Prema Shalini
|<ref>{{cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/shrimaan-shrimati-phir-se-to-premiere-today-heres-what-you-can-expect-from-the-show/articleshow/63269921.cms |title=Shrimaan Shrimati Phir Se to premiere today; here's what you can expect from the show |work=The Times of India |access-date=13 March 2018}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Kaal Bhairav Rahasya Season 2]]''
| Bhairavi
|
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2019
| ''[[Chandragupta Maurya (2018 TV series)|Chandragupta Maurya]]''
| Tarini
|
|-
| ''[[Paramavatar Shri Krishna]]''
| [[Draupadi]]
|
|-
| 2020–2021
| ''[[Shaadi Mubarak]]''
| Nandini Chirtubal
|
|-
| 2022
| ''[[Swaraj (TV series)|Swaraj]]''
| [[Abbakka Chowta|Rani Abbakka]]
|
|-
| rowspan="3"| 2024
| ''[[Mera Balam Thanedaar]]''
| Meethi
|
|-
| ''Safal Hogi Teri Aradhana''
| Damini
|
|-
| ''[[Tenali Rama (TV series)|Tenali Rama]]''
| [[Goddess Kali]]
| Cameo season 2
|-
|2025
|''[[Jaadu Teri Nazar – Daayan Ka Mausam]]''
|Kaamini
|Cameo
|-
|2025–2026
|''[[Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi 2]]''
|Noina Sarabhai
|
|-
|}

=== Web series ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year !! Series !! Role !! Language !! Notes
|-
| rowspan="2"|2020
| ''Ratri Ke Yatri''
| Nishaat
| Hindi
|
|-
|''[[Love and Affairs]]''
|Roshni
|rowspan="2"|Bengali
|
|-
|-
|2019
|''Kamini''
|Kamini
|<ref>{{cite news |title=Barkha Sengupta on OTT, TV and films: National television contents are very regressive |url=https://www.ottplay.com/news/barkha-sengupta-on-ott-tv-and-films-national-television-contents-are-very-regressive/1587ec3361542 |work=OTTPlay |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|2019
|''[[Coldd Lassi Aur Chicken Masala]]''
|Seema
|rowspan="8"|Hindi
|
|-
|2022–2023
|''[[Duranga]]''
|Prachi Banne
|
|-
|2022
|''[[Mukhbir - The Story of a Spy]]''
|Begum Anar
|
|-
|rowspan="2"|2023
|''[[Hunter Tootega Nahi Todega]]''
|Swati
|
|-
|''[[Asur (web series)|Asur]]''
|Vrinda Shrivastav
|
|-
|2024
|''Naam Gum Jayega''
|
|
|-
|rowspan="2"|2025
|rowspan="2"|''[[Power of Paanch]]''<ref>{{cite web |title=Barkha Bisht On Finding Real-Life Parallels And Relevance In Power of Paanch: Being a Single Mother... - EXCLUSIVE |url=https://www.timesnownews.com/entertainment-news/web-series/barkha-bisht-on-finding-real-life-parallels-and-relevance-in-power-of-paanch-being-a-single-mother-exclusive-article-117567319 |website=Times Now |language=en |date=26 January 2025}}</ref>
| Tanu Shergill
|
|-
|Tabu Luthra
|
|}

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb name|2371046|Barkha Bisht}}

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